Silicon Validation Software Engineer- GPU IP Validation and Integration

Apple - Waltham, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Waltham, MA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The role involves designing and manufacturing high-performance, power-efficient processors and system-on-chip (SoC) for Apple products. The position focuses on developing graphics validation software and integrating it into system-level test environments, ensuring that Apple devices can efficiently handle complex tasks.

Responsibilities

• Write shaders that stress the GPU and cause high bandwidth traffic to and from the memory subsystem.
• Apply deep understanding of GPU architecture to write tests that stress the pipeline and exercise the interaction between the GPU and different IP blocks on the SoC.
• Use necessary driver and firmware APIs to compile shaders and manage data movement in the SoC using GPU threads/SIMD groups.
• Understand different levels of GPU memory hierarchy (Shared, Global, etc.).
• Debug SoC software and hardware issues and perform system-level validation.

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience in silicon validation software engineering or a related field.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Proficient in Python and GNU Make.
• In-depth knowledge and experience in SoC system level validation and debugging of SoC software and hardware issues.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Graphics, OpenGL, and CUDA.
• Experience with image processing, memory hierarchies, and compilers.
• Ability to implement and run ML/LLM workloads for GPU characterization.
• Deep understanding of compute systems, operating systems, and computer architecture.
• Understanding of the Display pipeline.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity.